Otto Guerra
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Biography
Otto Guerra Neto (born March 5, 1956 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian filmmaker and animator.
Biography
Guerra studied philosophy, law and communication, without graduating on any of these courses. He made comics inspired by the Franco-Belgian comics of Hergé. In 1977, he worked in an advertising agency in Porto Alegre, doing animation for commercials. The following year, he founded his own studio, Otto Desenhos Animados. His first short film was O Natal do Burrinho, released in 1984.
In 1995, Guerra released the feature film Rocky & Hudson- Os Caubóis Gays, based on the comic strip by Adão Iturrusgarai. In 2006, he produced Wood & Stock: Sexo, Orégano e Rock'n'Roll, based on the characters of cartoonist Angeli. In 2013, the director launched Até que a Sbórnia nos Separe, based on the musical duo Tangos e Tragédias.